Chapter 824: Return, Manifestation

Without the various auxiliary facilities of an Advanced Laboratory, this 5th Circle Spell, which consists of hundreds or thousands of elements just in the first layer of the Magic Net, feels like an unbridled beast, making it difficult to control.

After trying only a portion, Xia Duo decisively gave up; he was very clear about the scope of his own abilities, and even if he could complete the spell, the Arcane Fire would not be considered finished.

It still requires using the Magic Net Strings torn away by the spell to weave the root of the Arcane Fire; only then can it be considered a successful creation of Arcane Fire!

Additionally, whether the 6th Layer of the Magic Net interferes with the 【Arcane Fire Blueprint】 is also an unknown; Xia Duo cannot even complete half of the elements of this spell right now, let alone test anything else.

If he wants to conduct related experiments in the future, it would be best to build an Advanced Laboratory in the Projection Plane as well.

Experimenting in the Main Plane is out of the question; not only would it cost a huge amount, but it might also lead to unforeseen consequences—at the very least, he does not know if a failure to create Arcane Fire would affect the Arcane arts he already possesses.

Not to mention, creating Arcane Fire requires tearing the Magic Net; if done too often, it is unknown whether the Magic Goddess would have any objections.

It seems this trip to the Projection Plane really should come to an end!

As this thought arose, Xia Duo's consciousness rapidly detached from the current world and ascended; the final image this Projection Plane left him with was—

The expression of shock and suspicion on Suo En's face as he looked at "Brandon"!

……

Seeing that familiar silver Void once again, Xia Duo hurriedly focused his attention on his Personal Space, focusing on that large pile of spoils in the corner.

Among them, the books, scrolls, and ancient artifacts were mostly looted from the Genite Library, and the vast majority of them had already been "scanned" by him; he only needed to return to the Main Plane to transcribe them again.

These knowledge-based gains were easy to handle; the key was those Magic Items. Xia Duo did not want to let go of a single one, but in the end, he could only make the most difficult decision—to abandon the vast majority!

Given the current size of his Personal Space, he had at most one slot for Reality manifestation.

Originally, Xia Duo had prepared to manifest the Invisibility Cloak, which might have allowed him to play the role of a 【Shadow Assassin】 in the Main Plane.

But later, after being caught by Suo En, during the "honeymoon period" of getting along with Suo En, Suo En gave him quite a bit of guidance regarding the Shadow Domain.

If nothing goes wrong, Xia Duo will be able to personally master the power of shadow, rather than relying on some kind of Magic Item.

Therefore, the item Xia Duo ultimately considered manifesting was actually that Mythallar key shaped like a Miniature Scepter, even though upon returning to the Main Plane, he would not have that Micro-Mythallar from the Genite Library to study.

But by studying the Mythallar key itself, perhaps he could discover some of the true mysteries of the Mythallar.

In fact, even if he hadn't received guidance on the Shadow Domain from Suo En, Xia Duo would likely still have chosen this Mythallar key.

As the final decision was made, Xia Duo's heart also seemed to lighten.

Next, he watched as the spoils in the corner of his Personal Space turned into Void one by one; only that Mythallar key, during his return to the Main Plane, continuously solidified and became Reality.

Of course, as the Mythallar key manifested step by step from virtual to real, the Personal Space once again underwent a massive shrinkage!

From the original nearly 60 cubic meters, it suddenly shrank to less than 1 cubic meter, barely enough to hold the important items like Spell Notes that Xia Duo had placed in it in the Main Plane.

As for the unimportant things like stored dry rations, jerky, and light wine, he ruthlessly abandoned them.

From the Astral Plane to the Main Plane, although it felt like a Yaoyue process in his Perception, it was actually instantaneous; looking at the pile of dry rations beside him that was clearly much smaller, Xia Duo understood that the rest were likely left behind in the Astral Plane.

Looking again at the Personal Space of less than 1 cubic meter, Xia Duo felt like crying without tears; it really was "years of hard work, back to square one in an instant"!

Fortunately, the harvest this time was good, and the Personal Space was not impossible to restore, which gave him some comfort.

Afterwards, while rubbing his temples to soothe the consciousness fatigue brought on by the Projection trip, Xia Duo asked the Tower Spirit, "Does that Projection Plane still exist?"

"It exists!"

It wasn't until nearly 30 seconds later that the Tower Spirit told Xia Duo the Projection Plane had disappeared.

It truly was a "large" Plane!

To the characters within the Projection Plane, the Projection Plane is the Main Plane, but for an outsider like Xia Duo, the Projection Plane only has certain relatively real areas that can be experienced; beyond that, it is a piece of Void.

The greater the essential volume of a Projection Plane, the longer it can persist, and relatively speaking, the more areas there are for outsiders to explore and experience.

From this perspective, it is truly a pity that Xia Duo only stayed in the Projection Plane for less than two months this time.

……

After saying a word to Niya, Xia Duo returned to his previous residence and fell into a deep sleep; waking up, he had once again recovered to a spirited state.

After finishing his Meditation and fully integrating the experiences since the last Personality backup, he didn't care that it was already late at night and quickly left the Tower of Time again.

Less than 1 cubic meter—the Personal Space had shrunk to this point, and he couldn't even fit his stored dry rations; Xia Duo could not view this with a calm heart no matter what.

He must find a way to restore some of it as soon as possible.

Besides directly using Arcane Crystals to "pay to win," the Sarukh Mage-Serpent Statue in the Territory's ancient ruins could also expand the Personal Space.

Of course, more accurately, a certain special existence within the Statue could expand the Personal Space.

……

Just after walking out of the Tower of Time, Xia Duo couldn't help but shiver; his Meditation seemed to have already yielded results, his Subconscious had begun to integrate with his Conscious Mind, and he immediately knew what he had overlooked.

That Weide Grand Arcanist!

Two months in the Projection Plane, and he had almost forgotten about this matter; perhaps his Subconscious still remembered, but his Conscious Mind had already forgotten.

Only now did he suddenly remember.

However, after experiencing the Suo En incident, although Xia Duo knew the huge gap between himself and a high-level Mage or Grand Arcanist, he also had a clearer understanding of the abilities of high-level Mages or Grand Arcanists than before.

He was no longer as lost as before—either arrogant enough to think he was capable of fighting the other party, or fearful enough to feel as if the other party was omnipotent and omnipresent.

The current Xia Duo could barely be said to be able to shake off the search of a Grand Arcanist or high-level Mage; as for fighting or escaping, he was still lacking.

But in the vicinity of the Tower of Time, he at least had the ability to escape now.

Then, let's continue with the action!

……

Even until Xia Duo returned to Linshui Village, he did not encounter any of the attacks he had imagined, so he could only mock himself; perhaps that Weide Grand Arcanist hadn't even noticed a small fry like him at all!